MINUTES City Council Regular Meeting 6:30 PM - July 17, 2018 City Hall Council Chambers, Sammamish, WA Mayor Christie Malchow called the regular meeting of the Sammamish City Council to order at 6:30 p.m. Councilmembers Present: Mayor Christie Malchow Deputy Mayor Karen Moran Councilmember Jason Ritchie Councilmember Ramiro Valderrama Councilmember Chris Ross Councilmember Tom Hornish Councilmember Pam Stuart Deputy Mayor Moran arrived at 6:34 pm Councilmember Hornish left the meeting at 10:13 pm Staff Present: Director of Community Development Jeff Thomas Deputy Director of Community Development David Pyle Senior Planner Doug McIntyre Management Analyst Mike Sugg Deputy Director of Parks & Recreation Anjali Myer Director of Finance & Risk Management; Assistant City Manager Aaron Antin Director of Public Works Steve Leniszewski Deputy Director of Public Works Cheryl Paston City Engineer Andrew Zagars Communications Manager Kellie Stickney City Attorney Kim Pratt Deputy Clerk Lita Hachey ROLL CALL Roll was called. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Page 1 of 5
Councilmember Valderrama led the pledge. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Councilmember Hornish requested to remove Item # 7 from the Consent Calendar and place it after the Executive Session. MOTION: Councilmember Ramiro Valderrama moved to approve the agenda as amended. Councilmember Pam Stuart seconded. Motion carried unanimously 6-0 with Deputy Mayor Karen Moran absent. EXECUTIVE SESSION Executive session to evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public employment and to review the performance of a public employee pursuant to RCW.42.30.110(1)(g), potential litigation pursuant to RCW.42.30.110(1)(i) and potential land acquisition pursuant to RCW.42.30.110(1)(b) Mayor Malchow extended the executive session for an additional thirty minutes. Council retired to an executive session at 6:33 pm and returned at 7:59 pm with the following action: MOTION: Deputy Mayor Karen Moran moved to approve the separation agreement between the City and City Manager, Lyman Howard, which includes a separation date of August 1, 2018 and other terms as described in the separation agreement labeled Attachment A that was given to Council for its consideration. Councilmember Jason Ritchie seconded. Motion carried 5-2 with Councilmember Ramiro Valderrama and Councilmember Tom Hornish dissenting. Councilmember Pamela Stuart abstained. MOTION: Councilmember Pam Stuart moved to appoint Glenn Akramoff as the Acting City Manager. Councilmember Ramiro Valderrama seconded. Motion carried unanimously 7-0. Contract: Interim City Manager Services/Prothman MOTION: Councilmember Tom Hornish moved to table the contract with Protham Services. Councilmember Ramiro Valderrama seconded. Motion carried unanimously 7-0. PUBLIC COMMENT Deb Sogge, 704 228 Ave NE, Sammamish Chamber of Commerce, stated that the chamber will miss working with Lyman Howard. She reported on the Sammamish Nights happening on the City Hall Plaza on August 18 after the Sammamish Days Cultural event. She hopes that the City can move forward with the Town Center and development of senior facilities. Deveshi & Nimisha Thakur, Rayan Krishnan, 23509 SE 6 St, spoke regarding the Sustainability Summit. The are all Sustainability Ambassadors. Page 2 of 5
Natalie Price, 14510 SE 60 St, spoke regarding the Town Center and STCA. Don Gerend, Citizens for Sammamish, 22730 SE 23 Pl, He thanked Lyman Howard for his years of service to Sammamish. He spoke about transportation, the Town Center and lifting the moratorium. Dave Levin, 2322 216 St, spoke regarding stormwater and the surface water requirements on his property. He is in a critical drainage area near Pine Lake and his permit is being held up. Karen Herring, 23684 SE 42 St, spoke to the Water Quality, Stormwater and Community Safety. Mary Wictor, 408 208 Ave NE, thanked Lyman Howard for his service. She requested that Council think outside the box. CONSENT CALENDAR Approval: Claims For Period Ending July 17, 2018 In The Amount Of $2,501,028.17 For Check No. 51022 Through 51148 Resolution: Appointing Three Members to the Sammamish Arts Commission (R2018-803) Resolution: Identifying A Methodology For Prioritizing Stormwater Capital Improvement Projects (R2018-804) Bid Award: Sahalee Way Stormwater Tightline Project Bid Award: 2018 Intersection Improvements Project Bid Award: 2018 Flashing Yellow Arrow Signals Project Contract: Interim City Manager Services/Prothman Contract: George Davis Creek Fish Passage Project Preliminary Design Phase 1 PBS Engineering and Environmental Contract: ADA Transition Plan Contract Amendment: Issaquah Fall City Road Approval: Zackuse Creek Fish Passage and Stream Restoration Project - Interagency Agreement with King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks, Parks and Recreation Division Approval: Notes for the June 4, 2018 Joint Study Session with Planning Commission Approval: Minutes for the July 9, 2018 Special Meeting MOTION: Councilmember Tom Hornish moved to approve the consent agenda as amended. Deputy Mayor Karen Moran seconded. Motion carried unanimously 7-0. PRESENTATIONS / PROCLAMATIONS - NONE PUBLIC HEARINGS - NONE Page 3 of 5
UNFINISHED BUSINESS Discussion: Draft Transportation Concurrency and Level of Service Policy Cheryl Paston, Deputy Director of Public Works and Kendra Breiland with Fehr and Peers spoke regarding the draft transportation Concurrency, LOS policy, adding segments to the current proposed intersection only concurrency policy and showed a presentation found here. MOTION: Councilmember Ramiro Valderrama moved to exclude East Lake Sammamish Parkway from concurrency. Councilmember Pamela Stuart seconded. MOTION: Councilmember Tom Hornish moved to call the question. Councilmember Jason Ritchie seconded. Motion carried unanimously 7-0. MOTION: Councilmember Ramiro Valderrama moved to exclude East Lake Sammamish Parkway from concurrency. Councilmember Pam Stuart seconded. Motion carried 5-2 with Mayor Christie Malchow and Councilmember Tom Hornish dissenting. MOTION: Councilmember Jason Ritchie moved to only include 244th Ave NE, north of NE 8th St, and provide staff with as much clarity and specification. Councilmember Ramiro Valderrama seconded. Motion failed 3-4 with Mayor Christie Malchow, Deputy Mayor Karen Moran, Councilmember Tom Hornish, and Councilmember Pam Stuart dissenting. Councilmember Ritchie asked that the previous motion and vote be reconsidered. MOTION: Councilmember Jason Ritchie moved to have staff provide the data only for 244th Ave NE, north of NE 8th St, with as much clarity and specification. Councilmember Ramiro Valderrama seconded. Motion carried 5-2 with Councilmember Tom Hornish and Councilmember Pam Stuart dissenting. Councilmember Pam Stuart moved to schedule two Public Hearings and comment periods on the September 4, 2018 Council meeting for the intersection only level of service, comprehensive plan amendments and code amendments. MOTION: Councilmember Pam Stuart moved to extend the meeting 15 minutes until 10:15 pm. Councilmember Tom Hornish seconded. Motion carried unanimously 7-0. AMENDMENT: Councilmember Ritchie moved to amend Councilmember Stuarts motion by adding the following to the motion. MOTION: Councilmember Pam Stuart moved to schedule the two Public Hearings for Sept. 18, 2018 for intersection only LOS and 2 segments on 244th, and comprehensive plan and code amendments and incorporating the public comment periods. Councilmember Jason Ritchie seconded. Motion carried unanimously 7-0. NEW BUSINESS - NONE Page 4 of 5
COUNCIL REPORTS/ COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS Report: Mayor Christie Malchow submitted a written report Report: Councilmember Valderrama attended an Eastside Fire & Rescue Board of Director's meeting with discussions that on July 24th, Fall City will return with a drop-dead on whether they will merge with District 10. MOTION: Councilmember Pam Stuart moved to adjourn. Councilmember Tom Hornish seconded. Motion failed 3-4 with Deputy Mayor Karen Moran, Councilmember Jason Ritchie, Councilmember Ramiro Valderrama, and Councilmember Chris Ross dissenting. MOTION: Deputy Mayor Karen Moran moved to lift the moratorium on the Phase 1 of the Town Center and short plats. Councilmember Jason Ritchie seconded. Motion was withdrawn by Deputy Mayor Moran. MOTION: Councilmember Ramiro Valderrama moved to recess for 30 minutes at 10:15 pm. Councilmember Jason Ritchie seconded. Motion carried 4-3 with Mayor Christie Malchow, Councilmember Tom Hornish, and Councilmember Pam Stuart dissenting. EXECUTIVE SESSION Executive Session Potential litigation pursuant to RCW.42.30.110(1)(i) Council retired to an executive session at 10:41 pm and returned at 11:02 pm with no action. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 11:03 pm. MOTION: Councilmember Jason Ritchie moved to adjourn the meeting. Deputy Mayor Karen Moran seconded. Motion carried 5-1 with Councilmember Ramiro Valderrama dissenting, Councilmember Tom Hornish absent. Lita Hachey, Deputy City Clerk Christie Malchow, Mayor Page 5 of 5